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Environment News: LONDON: A solar-powered tech venture that is combating food waste in India and a global regenerative agriculture initiative founded by a Karnataka pro.
In the "Fix Our Planet" category, Aadith Moorthy's Boomitra emerged as the winner for its work with struggling farmers the world over. "The last year has been one of great change and even greater challenge. A year in which the effects of the climate crisis have become too visible to be ignored," said William, the Prince of Wales.
S4S Technologies, founded in 2013 by six university friends Nidhi Pant, Vaibhav Tidke, Swapnil Kokte, Ganesh Bhere, Shital Somani, Tushar Gaware and Ashwin Pawade, was named the winner in the “Build a Waste-Free World” category
Indian tech ventures, S4S Technologies and Boomitra, are among Earthshot Prize winners for their innovative solutions to combat food waste and climate change. The prestigious awards, often dubbed 'Eco Oscars,' recognize their remarkable efforts in creating a waste-free world and restoring the environment.
An Indian solar-powered tech venture that is combating food waste in the country and a global soil carbon marketplace founded by an Indian-American are among this year's five winners of the prestigious Earthshot Prize. S4S Technologies combats food waste, rural poverty, and gender inequality by helping smallholder female farmers preserve and market surplus produce, the organisers said.